Caster attachment for adding-machine stands.



PATENTED JUNE 12, 1906 A. HENDRICKS. OASTER ATTACHMENT TO ADDING MACHINE STANDS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 22, 1904.

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CASTER ATTACHME FORADDING-MACHlNE STAND'S- 3 Specification of Letters Patent.

Iatented June 12, 1906 Application filed August 22, 1904- Serial Ho 221.701.

-,.;" .To all whom it may concern: V Be it known that I, AUGUs'rrN HENDRICKS,

a citizen of the United- States, residing "at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and Stateof Michi an, have invented certain new and useful. Improvements in Caster Attachments for Adding-Machine Stands;land

I dohereby declare the'followin to tea full, clear, and exact description oft e invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, My invention relates to improvements in stands for adding-machines; and its object is to provide thesame with means whereby they may be readily moved from place, to place and when in use .ma be securely'held orn moving and torovi e the device with various new and use ul features, hereinafter more fully described and particularly points ed out in the claims.

l e My device consists, essentially, of a stand adapted to adjustably support the machine'- and mounted on atripod having one leg bifurcated 0r divided and spaced apart at the lower end, substantially as shown. in the draw-' ings and hereinafter described, reference be:

ing had to the accompanying drawings; in"

Figuregl is a front elevationlof a device embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 an enlarged detail in vertical section on the line Like numerals refer to like the figures.

1 represents an adding-machine as usually constructed and provided with an operatinglever 2 at one side This machine constitutes no part of my invention and is shown merely to illustrate the use of my device in supporting the same. l

3 is a suitable spider, preferably of' castiron, having a central hub adapted to-be attached to the screw 5 and radial arms 3 projecting a suitable distanceto extend beneath the respective corners of the machine and providedwith suitable sockets 4 to receive the legs of the machine. This spider is attached parts in both of to the upper end of the vertically-adjustble screw 5, inserted in the tubu move. This divided eg tive.

standard 6, which standard is supported upon a tripod consisting of the diverging legs 12, all

of which legs are mounted on'casters 17 for moving the devicefreely from. place to place. To prevent the stands from moving when the machine isin use, the front leg 12 is divided Y or bifurcated near itslower end and s aced apart, as at 15, whereby two oints 0 icontactwith the fioorand at a istance apart are provided, and thus'the stand is prevented 1 from moving when the leverZ of-themachme 6c is operated, whereas if the machine were standing upon casters throughoutor-upon two casters and one le it would be likely to s also P v ed with a vertical tubular socket 13, in which isv inserted a vertically movablecasterspintle'lffi rotative therein, on the lower-end off-Which 'pintle is. a caster-wheel ,17,-Jwhichwhen depressed engages the floor andraises the inem-f ers -15 clear of the ,same, and thuscarries 7 o theleg upon the caster-wheel 17. To-de-', press this pintle, a cam 14; is pivoted in the upper partofthe socket 13 and engages the end of the pintle' 16. WheIL this camzis t;

turned withits full side;,dov'vnwai' d, 'it'def5,

presses the. intle. This can; is provided}? with a suitab e depression 19, which prevents; the cam from being displaced endiful'nishes a socket in which the end Of thepintle is rotae To prevent the'pintle from dropping out, it is reduced-in diameter, as at 20, and a screw 18 is insertedin the socket 13 and extendso posits this reduced portion," and thus limits t e downward movement of the'pintle,

It is obvious that the device is also adapt- 7 ed to support a type-writing machine or any other light machine of ana ogous" character. It can also be readily adapted-flj to. various styles and sizes of. machines by providing 4 suitable spiders of various'proportions tobe 9 fused in place oi the one herein. shown, (as cccasionmayrequire. s f 1 Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure pyLet'ters 1 Patent, is' Xi I 1. In a stand for addingdnachines o ,h. like, a tripod having two legs mounted .0 dinary casters andathirdf le b r divided and adapted to engagetheflo'or at a tverd 11y:- adjustabble caster located be 10.

two remote points and mounted on a vertitween the ends ef eeid leg and rotative about cally-adjustablemeter. everticelexis. i In a stand for edding-nmchines, or the 3 In testimony whereof I iLfFLK my signature like, a tripod having twd iegs mounted on I in presence of two Witnesses.

casters, each caster being rotative. about a i AUGUSTIN HENDRICKS.

vertical axis, and the third leg divfed 9} Witnesses:

bifurcated and spaced apart to contact the "LUTHER V. MOULTON,

floor at twc remote points, end-mounted 011 PALMER .A. J NESD 

